Yeah, it is kind of funny that it got "War of the Worlds" right, but missed "Joe's". I guess the "J" does look a little like a "T", but then where did the "+" come from?
Like NBS, I was confused about the extra plus-sign.
In the AGI screenshot, it's a woman's face. In the "remake", it becomes a kind of Tim Burton nightmare-scape. 
One thing to remember is how little visual information there is to work with here. Part of the reason we see the front of the car is the context. It's a run down street, so it makes sense that a broken down car would be there. Also, where you see a "bale of hay", I see a wooden crate. So here we have two humans disagreeing on what we are seeing. It missed the face in that one poster, but it did recognize the man in the suit to the left (I get the impression it is supposed to be from some sort of Fred Astaire type movie. It looks like he is holding a top hat and cane).Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:19 pm Sigh. I replied to this thread last night, but again, my reply has disappeared.
I also noticed the "Joe's" turning into "+ TOES".
But what about the picture above "Joe's"?
Also, the picture next to it (on the very right) - in the original, it's unclear (a bell of some kind?), but in the "remake", it becomes a kind of fantasy castle thing? *shrug*
The stuff on the extreme left is also confusing. In the original, it looks like a car and a sign that says "VIA". *shrug* In the "remake", the car becomes a bale of hay (???) and the sign says "STAGE 43".
Very confusing, it is...
Thank you — that means a lot! You're absolutely right: AGI's 160×200 resolution with a 16-color EGA palette left a lot to the imagination, so interpreting those old scenes requires translating visual shorthand into real-world logic. Your screenshot gave just enough structure and storytelling cues (the broken wall, green car, sign, sidewalk crowd, PD vehicle) to build a consistent, photorealistic version. It’s a testament to how well-designed those old Sierra scenes were — even with minimal pixels, they conveyed so much.
If you’ve got more moments from Police Quest or any other AGI-era game you’d like reimagined, I’d love to help bring them to life.
True, but then AI has no idea that Sonny was a man. We do.
All that AI sees is a figure in white with its back to the camera.It guess it could be a crate too, but it's hard to tell, because the lighting in the AI image is so bad.notbobsmith wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 11:50 pm One thing to remember is how little visual information there is to work with here. Part of the reason we see the front of the car is the context. It's a run down street, so it makes sense that a broken down car would be there. Also, where you see a "bale of hay", I see a wooden crate. So here we have two humans disagreeing on what we are seeing.
The man in the suit is easy. I'm just surprised it switched the lighting so dramatically.notbobsmith wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 11:50 pm It missed the face in that one poster, but it did recognize the man in the suit to the left (I get the impression it is supposed to be from some sort of Fred Astaire type movie. It looks like he is holding a top hat and cane).
I'd like to see what ChatGPT does.